| Rita Medrano | |
| Fullname: | Rita Medrano Muñoz |
| Strokes: | Butterfly |
| Club: | Acuatica Nelson Vargas |
| Collegeteam: | Texas A&M University |
| Coach: | Steve Bultman (Texas A&M) |
| Birth Date: | January 26, 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Aguascalientes, Mexico[1] |
| Height: | 1.63m (05.35feet) |
| Weight: | 55kg (121lb) |
Rita Medrano Muñoz (born 26 January 1990) was a Mexican competition swimmer who swam for Texas A&M University and competed for Mexico in the 200 meter butterfly event at the 2012 London Olympics.[2]
Medrano was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico on January 26, 1990, and swam for the Acuatica Nelson Vargas Club.[3]
She attended and swam for Texas A&M University under Hall of Fame Head Coach Steve Bultman.[4] [5] As a Freshman swimmer at A&M in April, 2009, she broke the Mexican National record for the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:01.38, taking nearly a second off Teresa Victor's prior record of 1:02.37. Medrano held all of Mexico's national records in the butterfly, and also broke the record for the Mexican national title in the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4:55.17. She also held the record in a relay event.[6] [7]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she competed in the women's 200-metre butterfly, finishing with a 2:11.42 in 23rd place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals. Swimming for the United States, her A&M team mate Cammile Adams finished fifth in the competition with a 2:06.78.[3] [8] Another 2012 Olympian Kim Pavlin of Croatia, who finished 30th in the 200 IM event, had trained with her at Texas A&M. A total of eight other 2012 Olympic women swimmers had trained with her at A&M, including her Mexican Olympic team mates Erica Dittmer and Liliana Ibáñez.[4] [5]